The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-05-04
The County Superintendency

Pursuant to a call of the county
Superintendent, the School Directors
OF Forest county, assembled at the
Court House at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, for the purpose of electing
a Superintendent of Public Schools of
Forest county for the ensuing three
years.
The Superintendent j. E. Hillard
called the convention TO order, and
in clear voice read the laws, and quail
ifications relating to, and necessary
for the selection of county Superin.
teudent.
An organization was effected by
selecting A. B. Kelly, Esq, tempora-
ry chairman, after which the couven.
tion got down to business by electirg
DR.. S. s. fowler, of Marienville per-
mament chairman, and the selection
of G. NJ. Shawkey and f. G. Lacy,
secretaries, and James B. Muse, re-
cording recretary.
Upon calling the roll fifty seven d.
rectors answered to their names. There
being but three absentees.
The following is corrected list of
those in attendance:
BARNETT TowNsHIP.-A. r. Slaughen-
haupt, Peter Knight, Joseph Landis, Jo-
seph Hall, W. II. Rairie Geo. Fullmer.
GREEN-Joseph Harrison, T. d. Collins,
solomon Hepler, D. j. Mohney, Patrick
Rand. A Absent-William Cropp.
GREEN, INDEPENDENT--C. Il. Hewitt.
J. G. Mckenzie, A. Dunkle, G. j. Lacy,
f. c. Lacy. Absent--E. Dale.
HARMoNY--W. j. German, e. L. Jones,
U. S. Zahniser, r. o. Carson, John A.
Dawson, D. e. Copeland.
HICKoRY.-Jalnes Henderson, Uriah
Kiester, Guyas Hillard, Jas. Church, Jas.
Butler, M. G. Littletield.
HOwE-W. E. Browne, C. f. Griffin. D.
p: Miller. Jacob Kuhns, II. Gallaher.
Absent-A. Gibson.
JENKs-S. S. fowler, j. A. Scott. J. J.
Parsons, William Sigworth, James Cole,
ID. S. Drury.
KINGsLEY-R. Rudolph, H. A. Zuen-
del, William Richards, Frank Gillespie,
Levi Pearson, s. j. Setley.
TIoNEsTA-W. H. Wolfe, @. Jameson.
G; w. Clark, William Lawrence, John
Wilcs, John Young.
TIoNEsTA BoRo'-G. w. Robinson, C.
M. Shawkey, d. S. Knox, z. L. Davis, d.
w. Clark, A. Kelly.
Nominations being declared in or
der, the following were made
Joseph Hall, nominated G. w. |
Kerr.
A. B. Kelly nominated, J. E. Hill
ard.
H. A. Zuendel nominated r. z. Gil.
lespie.
D. E. Copeland nominated Miss j. |
E. Copeland.
Then came the balloting for candi.
dates. The audience was silent until
the last name was called, each Director
pronouceing his choice aloud, when
the audience began to get restive, and
almost before the chairman had an.
nounced the result, which decided
the contest a loud cheer went up.
The ballot resulted as follows: Mr..
Kerr 33, Mr.. Hillard 10, Mr.. Gilles.
pie 3, and Miss Copeland 2.
After quietness was restored, the
Convention rendered the retiring Sup
erintendent Mr.. Hillard, who has so
honOrably and faithfully filled the
office for the past six years, an unan.
imous vote of thanks, for the able
manner in which he has conducted
the County SUPPLEMENTARY.
After which the convention adjourn.
cd sine de
Mr.. Kerr, the new incumbent needs
no introduction to our readers he
having been an educational worker
in Tionesta aud other districts in the
county, for number of years, aud
that he will fill this important office
to the satisfaction Of all, no one
doubts.